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HB1134 • 2026
CILA-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE
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CILA-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier
CILA-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE
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Full Text of HB1134 Home Legislation Full Text HB1134 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1134 Introduced 1/9/2025, by Rep. Charles Meier SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 305 ILCS 5/5-35 Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, the personal needs allowance for a qualifying medical assistance recipient who is a resident in a facility licensed under the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act shall equal $100. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, the personal needs allowance shall increase annually at the same rate as the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment to take effect on January 1 of each year. LRB104 03844 KTG 13868 b A BILL FOR HB1134 LRB104 03844 KTG 13868 b 1 AN ACT concerning public aid. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by 5 changing Section 5-35 as follows: 6 (305 ILCS 5/5-35) 7 Sec. 5-35. Personal needs allowance. 8 (a) For a person who is a resident in a facility licensed 9 under the ID/DD Community Care Act, the Community-Integrated 10 Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act, the 11 Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or the 12 MC/DD Act for whom payments are made under this Article 13 throughout a month and who is determined to be eligible for 14 medical assistance under this Article, the State shall pay an 15 amount in addition to the minimum monthly personal needs 16 allowance authorized under Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the 17 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396(q)) so that the person's 18 total monthly personal needs allowance from both State and 19 federal sources equals $60. 20 (b) Beginning January 1, 2026, for a person who is a 21 resident in a facility licensed under the Community-Integrated 22 Living Arrangements Licensure and Certification Act for whom 23 payments are made under this Article throughout a month and HB1134 - 2 - LRB104 03844 KTG 13868 b 1 who is determined to be eligible for medical assistance under 2 this Article, the State shall pay an amount in addition to the 3 minimum monthly personal needs allowance authorized under 4 Section 1902(q) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act so that 5 the person's total monthly personal needs allowance from both 6 State and federal sources equals $100. 7 (c) Beginning January 1, 2027, the personal needs 8 allowance described in subsection (b) shall increase annually 9 at the same rate as the Social Security cost-of-living 10 adjustment to take effect on January 1 of each year. 11 (Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.) 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